It reappears in later games, including Pokmon X and Y, where it continues to embody the trickster archetype
If you're worried about a board wipe like Ritual of Soot, Tend the Pests only gives you 1/1s, but A: that's more than enough damage to kill every player at the table many times over, and B: They gain you life when they die
Their landfall trigger is, Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 4 life if this is the first time this ability has resolved this turn
Encourages Skill The Pokmon TCG is often criticized for being too random because of coin flips
I use Vile Entomber, Imperial Recruiter, and Buried Alive to tutor up my anthem creatures like Flame-Kin Zealot, Balefire Liege, or grab the unique tool I need like General's Enforcer or Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
Best Cost Reducer Payoffs While any deck can leverage the virtual mana generation of cost reducers, they tend to be best in combo-ish decks interested in firing off tons of spells